ETHERapy

by Herd Of The Ether Space

1  The Census Vile
2  Feel Good About America
3  Confessions Of Hiss
4  Adrift
5  (4 X 4) + Hiss
6  Level Four

The collection presented here showcases an overview of Herd Of The Ether Space sound collage improvisations which were recorded through a Frippertronics-style tape loop system at different points and by different configurations of artists during the 1980s.  Interested listeners are encouraged to explore the huge collection of HOTES recordings hosted online at archive.org, particularly some of the more lengthy pieces from this decade (up to 45 minutes) that could not be included in this overview.  

Throughout most of  the 1980s, HOTES did not consider itself to be a "band" at all.   Instead, its ever-evolving membership was simply an unorganized, undefined group of sonic explorers, who enjoyed getting together on occasion to record improvised audio adventures.  By the time its core contributors finally decided to give the group a proper name in 1989, many hours of HOTES recordings had already been created.  Being the curator of these recordings, C. Goff III went about editing up the collection and releasing it to the public on cassette tapes between 1989 and 1992.   Most of these recordings were later made available on the internet through a 21-volume chronological series called:  "Tape Loop Improvisations" :
http://tapedrugs.com/HOTESArchiveR1.html

Herd Of The Ether Space continued to expand its membership during the 1990's.  Taped Rugs Productions, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2020, has released 41 HOTES albums on CD and cassette (including this one).  For the genuinely curious, a highly-detailed, complete written history of HOTES is available online:  http://www.archive.org/details/TheHistoryOfHerdOfTheEtherSpace1980s1990s

SPECIFICS:

1  The Census Vile
Recorded: December 5, 1988
By: Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, Robert Silverman
Cassette Album:  3 Of A Mind (1989)
Online:  https://archive.org/details/HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol20

2  Feel Good About America
Recorded:  July 4, 1986
By:  Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, Stuart Sands, Robert Silverman
Cassette Album:  Liberty (1989)
Online:  https://archive.org/details/HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol5

3  Confessions Of Hiss
Recorded:  June 7, 1981 (mixed with) September 30th, 1989
By:  Charles Rice Goff III, Robert Silverman
Note: Pre-recorded materials by George Gibson were inserted "live" into the 1989 session
Cassette Album:  Beyond The Confessions Of Hiss (1990)
Online:  https://archive.org/details/BeyondTheConfessionsOfHiss

4  Adrift
Recorded:  April 2, 1989
By:  George Gibson, Charles Rice Goff III, Steve Schaer
Cassette Album:  That Blast Of Noise (1989)
Online:  https://archive.org/details/HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol18

5  (4 X 4) + Hiss
Recorded:  July 4, 1989
By:  Jeff Easter, Will Flanagan (aka Will Marston), Charles Rice Goff III, Matt Lauten
Cassette Album:  Activism (1989)
Online:  https://archive.org/details/HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol19

6  Level Four
Recorded:  February 19, 1989
By:  George Gibson, Charles Rice Goff III, Killr "Mark" Kaswan, Robert Silverman
Cassette Album:  Tut's Slaves (1989)
Online:  https://archive.org/details/HOTESTapeLoopImprovisationsVol14

copyright 1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2020
by Taped Rugs Productions
www.tapedrugs.com

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